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    violent crimes be tried as adults? Children should be tried as adults because they need to take responsibility for their adult like criminal actions. Children who commit adult crimes should serve adult crime. Some disagree with this because they may feel bad or think children shouldn’t be in jail‚ or jail isn’t the place for prison. Well that may be the case but not for the children who commit the crimes. Children should be tried a s adults because if they do adult crime they do adult crime‚ and it

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    Being a corpsman was a dream job. Meaning I was getting paid to have fun for nearly a decade. I loved being in a position to help people‚ it’s my calling. So‚ what happened? I got married and we had a child on the way and in an instant‚ rappelling out of helicopters and surviving suicide bombers scared the hell out of me. I wanted to live! Danger was fun‚ but not so much now and I didn’t want to be gone from my family 26 months out of 32 anymore. I made the easy decision to transition out. I

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    Juveniles Should Not Be Tried A Adults Should juvenile offenders be tried as adults? This question has become a hot topic recently in this country. Nearly everyone from lawyers and judges‚ to politicians has expressed their opinion on this subject‚ and while everyone seems to be talking about it no real conclusions have been reached. When talking about juveniles being tried as adults there are no easy answers‚ but when all the factors have been weighed‚ with the exception of murder‚ the negative

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    crimes‚ the question of whether they should be tried as adults is on the rise. Children as young as 13 or 14 are committing violent crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ and armed robbery. Some of these children are being tried as adults while others are being tried as juveniles and receiving milder punishments. A juvenile offender may receive a few years in a juvenile detention facility and possibly probation following his release at age eighteen. An adult committing the same violent crime will receive a

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    surprisingly hungry‚ so her parents made us a savory breakfast. After fueling up‚ we went outside to play. It was a gorgeous day and the weather was impeccable. Following‚ we both bolted outside as if it had been a race. Once we got outside‚ we sat down and tried to agree on a game to play. Tag you’re it‚ my favorite. I was competitive with just about any game‚ but this game was about speed and boy I was fast. So‚ we flipped a coin and of course I was the first one to get chased. I was dashing throughout the

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    near San Diego‚ California. He will be charged as an adult under state law. I firmly believe that in cases of felonies such as murder or arson committed by juveniles over the age of reason‚ those juveniles should be tried as adults. The ability to know the difference between right and wrong is defined by as the age of reason. In some states‚ they overlook the age of reason and imply that juveniles under the age of 18 be tried as adults for serious crimes and serve longer sentences for the

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    juvenile offenders be tried‚ sentenced‚ and jailed as adults? : On the topic of Juvenile offenders being tried‚ sentenced and jailed as adults‚ Researcher and Journalist Mike Allen claims that “report after report have concluded that trying teens as adults does nothing to deter crime -- and that sending teens to adult prison makes them more likely to become repeat offenders”. While I agree that sentencing a youth offender to a term of punishment to be carried out with adult offenders may continue

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    Is it fair to trial 15 year old kids as an adult‚ even though there are young and don’t know better. Kids should not be tried as an adult for committing crimes they should be sent to rehabilitation. Our Legal system should attempt to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. The human brain does not fully develop until the age of 25. For example Adnan was 17 years old when he was tried and sent to jail‚ but if you look at him know he has gotten awards for good behavior. This example shows that people could

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    In my opinion‚ I think that the teens should be tried and convicted as adult. In most juvenile systems throughout the country‚ the juvenile courts lose the power to young person at age 21. For example if a 17-year-old teenager murder and is convicted of that murder‚ he can only be sentenced to prison or to a juvenile facility until the age of 21. Then he has to be let go. So he would only serve four years for murder whether he killed one‚ two‚ three or five people. Most people feel that a three‚

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    be bored. Yet‚ being bored is vital to the human life because it can prevent technology addictions‚ as well as boost your creativity. Technology is a

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